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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mohamed.harrin@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mohamed harrin" <mohamedharrin@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:42:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!


FROM:MR,MOHAMED HARRIN.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
BURKINA FASO (ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND,

IT WILL BE A SURPRISE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL. WELCOME THIS LETTER=

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH.
I AM MR, MOHAMED HARRIN,THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTS & AUDITING DEPT.AT=

THE AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK OUAGADOUGOU-WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT=
I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE B=
ENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. AT THE BANK'S LAST ACCOUNTS/AUDITING
EVALUATIONS,MY STAFFS CAME ACROSS AN OLD ACCOUNT WHICH WAS BEING MAINT=
AINED BY A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO WE LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEASED PASSEN=
GERS OF AN AIRLINE CRASH ON 6TH NOVEMBER 2003.SINCE THE DECEASED WAS UN=
ABLE TO RUN THIS ACCOUNT SINCE HIS DEATH.THE ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED DORMA=
NT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY SINCE IT WAS PUT IN A SAFE DEPOS=
IT ACCOUNT IN THE BANK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT BY THE CUSTOMER.
SINCE HIS DEMISE,NOBODY,NOT EVEN THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY HAVE APPLIED=

FOR CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
UNTIL WE DISCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT BE CLAIMED SINCE OUR CUSTOMER IS A
FOREIGN NATIONAL AND WE ARE SURE THAT HE HAS NO NEXT OF KIN HERE TO FI=
LE
CLAIMS OVER THE MONEY.AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT,THIS DISCOVERY WAS
BROUGHT TO MY OFFICE SO AS TO DECIDE WHAT IS TO BE DONE.WITH THE FEW
PERSONEL IN MY DEPT,WE DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS THROUGH WHICH TO TRANSFER =
THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY TOO.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS(USD 10,500,000.00).WITH OUR POSITIONS AS STAFFS OF THE BANK,WE=

ARE HANDICAPPED BECAUSE WE CANNOT OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND CANNOT =
LAY BONAFIDE CLAIM OVER THIS MONEY.WHILE WE WERE CONTEMPLATING ON WHAT =
TO DO.
A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
RECOMMENDED YOUR PERSONALITY TO ME AND ADVISED I SHOULD ASK YOU FOR HE=
LP TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY.THE CUSTOMER IS A FOREIGN
NATIONAL AND YOU WILL ONLY BE ASKED TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND I WI=
LL
SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS AND BANK DATA TO ASSIST=

YOU IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE
WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED INTO.I AND MY PARTNERS HAVE DECID=
ED TO GIVE AWAY FOURTY %(40%)TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TEN (10%) F=
OR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING THE TRANSACTION OF THIS TRANSFE=
R.
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY RISK FREE
SINCE WE WORK IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE=

SUCCESS OF THISTRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATIO=
N AS AT WHEN DESIRED.
I WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AS WE ARE HOPING TO=

RETIRE WITH OUR SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF TRANSACTION WHICH
WILL BE WHEN THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WE WILL THEN COME O=
VER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED
PERCENTAGES.
YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO ADVISE US ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR=
COUNTRY OR ELSEWHERE OF OUR CHOICE. MAY ALLAH HELP YOU TO HELP US TO A=

RESTIVERETIREMENT.AMIN.

FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS: (mohamed.harrin@yahoo.fr)

AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED
MR,MOHAMED HARRIN.


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